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Nittany Lion men's basketball among Las Vegas Classic teams

Freshman guard Shep Garner

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Nittany Lion men's basketball among Las Vegas Classic teams

July 03, 2015

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State is among eight teams in the 2015 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic to be held December 22 and 23 at the Orleans Arena. The 2015 field also includes: Colorado, SMU, Kent State, Canisius, Louisiana Monroe, Nicholls State and Hampton.

Penn State will play four games in the Classic – the first two in University Park and the final two rounds in Vegas before the holidays. Tickets for the final rounds in Las Vegas are available by phone (1-888-234-2334) or online at orleansarena.com. Home games will be included in the season-ticket package with single-game availability slated for early fall.

The Nittany Lions return three starters from the 2014-15 squad, which made a run to the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals before finishing with 18 wins and the most non-conference victories in program history. The highest-rated recruiting class in PSU history also comes on board in 2015-16, joining seven returning letterwinners led by starters Brandon Taylor, Jordan Dickerson and Shep Garner. Garner and was the second-leading scorer down the stretch this season, while Taylor, Dickerson and Donovon Jack all moved into the Top 10 in career blocks while upping the team's defensive presence.